I read about this earlier on this group.

If a driver dies in the cab and releases the dead man's handle, the line
controller will at first try to contact him to see why he hasn't reset and
continued on his way (It does happen that hands occasionally just slip off
the controller.).

If that is unsuccessful the line controller will then link into the train's
PA and request that any LUL employee on board come forward and see what's
happened.

Failing that, IIRC, they might send somebody down to see what's wrong.

"Richard J." wrote in message
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No it's not. If you had a dead man's handle on the Vic and the driver had
a heart attack, the train would stop in the tunnel with nobody on board
able to radio for assistance or talk to the passengers. Without a dead
man's handle, the ATO would drive the train *safely* to the next station
where the driver and passengers could more easily and quickly be attended
to. Which would you prefer?
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In article ,
(Tom Anderson) wrote:

So Vic trains under ATO don't need a hand on a dead man's handle?
This i did not know. That seems like a funny decision.

I think the point was that a carefully placed bag would do.

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Colin Rosenstiel

In article ,
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Tom Anderson) wrote:

So Vic trains under ATO don't need a hand on a dead man's handle?
This i did not know. That seems like a funny decision.

I think the point was that a carefully placed bag would do.

That was the piccadilly line incident.

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It would not surprise me to find out, however, that drivers need to keep
their hand on the controller or the emergency brake when they come into a
station. This, of course, depending on which side of the cab they stand.

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
.li...

So Vic trains under ATO don't need a hand on a dead man's handle? This i
did not know. That seems like a funny decision.

tom

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On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 22:04:41 +0000, Tom Anderson wrote:

I read a story online somewhere (can't find it now) about a Victoria
Line driver getting out of his train when stuck at a red signal, but
without deactivating the ATO. As soon as the signal cleared, the train
restarted itself, narrowly missing him.

So Vic trains under ATO don't need a hand on a dead man's handle? This i
did not know. That seems like a funny decision.

Hmm. Never been on the DLR?

On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, asdf wrote:

On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 22:04:41 +0000, Tom Anderson wrote:

I read a story online somewhere (can't find it now) about a Victoria
Line driver getting out of his train when stuck at a red signal, but
without deactivating the ATO. As soon as the signal cleared, the train
restarted itself, narrowly missing him.

So Vic trains under ATO don't need a hand on a dead man's handle? This i
did not know. That seems like a funny decision.

Hmm. Never been on the DLR?

Certainly not! It's a deathtrap!

tom

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Boltar wrote:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11...f_on_platform/

ROFL... I was on this train!